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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said she will retire, letting President George W. Bush nominate a replacement and setting up a clash over the future of the Supreme Court.
Bush will make a statement on O'Connor at 11:15 a.m. in the White House Rose Garden, spokesman Scott McClellan said. The president is not expected to announce a successor at that time, McClellan said.
Okay, folks. It is time to steel yourselves and brace for the real Culture War to begin. What we have seen so far is nothing compared to the battle we are about to encounter. The Religious Right has deviously been planning a takeover of civil government so they can install a theocracy. Stocking the Supreme Court with fundamentalist sycophants is crucial for them to accomplish their dubious goals. We cannot let them destroy our nation and turn the U.S. into a backward, intolerant, Neo-Puritan state.
The future is in our hands. We must rise to the challenge and defend the freedom and independence of the courts. Over the next few weeks, liberal and moderate groups are going to ask for your help. Please, be there for them to make sure America remains a free nation for future generations. The stakes are high and and the consequences great. Together, we can stop America from sliding into the hands of right wing zealots who want to remake America in their destructive image.
According to the Washington Post, outside advisers believe the front-runners are U.S. Court of Appeals Judges J. Michael Luttig of the 4th Circuit and John G. Roberts of the D.C. Circuit, both considered strong conservatives. Bush might also prevail upon his reluctant friend, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who would be the first Hispanic justice but is seen by some conservatives as unreliable on issues such as abortion and affirmative action.
Other possible candidates include Appeals Judges Samuel A. Alito Jr. of the 3rd Circuit, Michael W. McConnell of the 10th Circuit, Emilio M. Garza of the 5th Circuit and J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the 4th Circuit. White House advisers doubt that Bush would elevate a current member of the Supreme Court to chief justice.
I have humbly offered myself as a candidate to be nominated for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. I think I can make all sides happy.
posted by Unknown, at
7/01/2005 4:23 PM
